The course Renewable and Alternative Energies describes the main renewable resources currently used and their technical applications as sources of thermal energy and electricity. Today, renewable energies are also seen as tools for addressing many other pressing needs, including: improving energy security; reducing the environmental impacts associated with fossil and nuclear energy; mitigating greenhouse gas emissions; improving educational opportunities and creating jobs.

BP Statistical Review of World Energy June 2014. For 63 years, the BP Statistical Review of World Energy has provided high-quality objective and globally consistent data on world energy markets. The review is one of the most widely respected and authoritative publications in the field of energy economics, used for reference by the media, academia, world governments and energy companies. A new edition is published every June.